Hay-cocking machine



H. PELOQUIN Dec. 7 i926.

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Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

tihiiifll) SFA'EES HECTOR PELOQUIN, OF VILLE 'MARIE QUEBEC, CANADA.

HAY-COOKING MACHINE.

Application filed April 21, 1923. Serial No. 633,622.

This invention relates particularly to au tomatic means tor cockingV or stacking hay and the like, and the principal. object is to automatically perform 'further object is to provide a machine of this characterfthat will automatically, eco nomically and positively obtain such results, which are now obtained mainly by hand labor.

Referring to the drawings z- Figure 1 illustrates the complete machine in side elevation.

Figure 2 is a top plan of the same.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section 33 of Figure 1.

Figure t is a vertical section on line l-t ot Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical ot Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a vertical section on line 6-6 ot Figure 3.

Figure 7 on line section on line 5--5 is a vertical section on line 7-#7 ot Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a vertical section on line 8-S ot Figure 3.

Figure 9 is a ot Figure 3.

Figure 10 is a vertical section on line 16-1O of Figure 2.

Like numerals or" reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

rlihis machine is mounted on a pair of wheels 11 and is adapted to be drawn by a horse or a team otl horses harnessed to the beams 12 or by any other suitable means.

When the machinevis being drawn, but the mechanism is not in operation, a foot as shown by a catch 14. To this lever 13 is perpendicularly formed an xtension 15 to the'extremity of which are attached the ends ot two steel wires 16 passing over two pulleys 17v and operating in opposite directions to each other so that both wires after passing around pulleys 18 which are Aplaced at both sides of the machine, run along the sides 19, oit the frame work ot the machine, around pulleys 2O and then down vertically and around pulleys 21. The ends of the wires are secured to two levers 22 which are placed and operated towards one a-n other, the ends ot the wires 16 being attached to the rear ends ot these levers 22. The front ends ot levers 22 are forked and vertical section on line 9-9 sprockets 39, v 39a.V

have bearings formed into two clutches 23 which engage withA clutch portions oi' the wheel clutch members 2&1, as shown, the clutches being disengaged upon the release ot the toot lever 13 'from the catch 14, the immediate engaging ot this clutch action being effected under the pressure ot the springs 25.

Also, tor the purpose of driving while the mechanism is idle and in turning around. the front end ot the machine may be raised 'from the ground through a hand lever 26 actuating chains 27, which are placed at each side of the machine and are conveniently guided over rollers 28 and pass downwardly therefrom and around the under sides ot pulleys 29 which areY mounted below the beams 12 and `then up to the said beams towhich the'ends of the chains are fixed. 1n pulling back the lever 26, seen that the entire Jfront portion of the machine will be raised and thus hang from the beams 12 which are pivotally mounted on the axle 30 ot the wheels 11.

I- provide the front supports 31 of the machine with pivotally mounted skates -32 tor the purpose ot passing over depressions in the ground, such as gutters, thus maintaining the machine nearly parallel tothe ground. The skates 32 are provided Vwith retaining springs 33, which yieldably support the front ends ot the skates when the front end ot' the machine is raised.

The power transmission for the cooking mechanism is obtained through the medium ot the wheels 11 mounted on the axle 30 and the clutch members 24:. The hub of the wheel 34 is provided with cut away portions 35 adapted to retain a ball or roller 36 forced by a spring so that the tapering of the cut away portion 35 jams the roller 36 against the' inside of the flange 37 of the clutch member 24, when the wheel rotates in the direction of the arrow 38. The wedge-like action ot the rollers does not take effect when the machine is going backwards, so that the cooking mechanism is actuated onlyv while the wheels are in torward motion. rFixed to axle 30 is a pair of Wheel 39 transmits its motion by an vendless chain'39? to a sprocket wheel l0 which is fastened on a shaft 40. The sprocket wheel 39L transmits motion by an endless chain 39 and a sprocket wheel 39d- (indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1) it will readily be lll v .fic

lo a shaft 41. Secured to the shaft near opposite sides 0f the machine are sprocket wheels 4Gb which, in turn, by endless chains 4()C and sprocket wheels 42 actuate a picking roller placed at the lextreme front of the machine. rthis picking roller comprises 'L large sprocket wheel 42 on both sides, integ. with the actuating sprockets 42', and securelyr held to them are a number of rods on cach of which are pivotally mounted several. picking lingers 44 equally spaced from one another. These lingers 44 extend outwardly and are offset slightly from their bearing, thus projecting inwardlfy7 anu abutting against rods 45 which are equal in number to the rods 455 to which `are fastened springs 46 for retaining the abutted projecting ends of the fingers 44. Figure 4 il lustrates the action of the springs 46 upon the fingers 44 when the picking roller passes over an obstacle, the movement of the picking roller being in the direction of the arrow 47, and the fingers giving way o ver the obstacle and immediatelj,7 after returning to their normal working position. A chain 48 actuated by the sprockets 42 runs o n an ineline towards the center of the machine actuatingv in its turn a shaft 49 through sprock et wheels 49a. Shaft 49 transmits its motion liv a sprocket wheel 49 to an endless chain 49 and thence to a journalled shaft 50 through a sprocket wheel 50D on said shaft. Another sprocket wheel 50" is mounted on cach side of "he machine on which is mounted a chain 5l running downwardly on an incline to the front support of the machine. Chains 48 and are both actuated in the direction of arrows and are set apart so that theyT taper towards the center of the hine at equal distances, and rods 482l are set in between each pair of. chains 48 and 5l as shown in Fig. 2, thus forming a carrieron of tl chain 48 and a pressing apron die cha` Also mounted immediately inside the line of rods carried by chains 5l is es faible wires 511 running longitudinally with the machine, and carried around drums lined to the actuating shafts of the chains 5l. Mounted on the shaft 4l on both sides of the machineY is a small sprocket wheel 4l, transmitting motion in the direction of arrow 58 to chains 54 which actuate a shaft by engagementwith a sprocket wheel a on said shaft. A series of pickingl wires placed immediately afthe carrier and pressing` aprons are mounted on the shaft 55. Towards the rear and iminediatelj; after the circular picking wires 56 is provided a fork 57 slidablv mounted into a pivoted bearing 58 and actuated in thedirection of arrow 59 by means of chain and arms 60 which are Xedlv ter ` connected to sprockets 6l.A The rear end of fork 64 is pivotally connected t0 arms 65 of a shaft 62'"t which 1s mounted in bearings in the vertical uprights 62b at the rear end of the machine. Said shaft has sprockets 62 which are engaged by the chains 64.

fr sha-ft 68 is mounted in bearings at the upper ends vof said members 62b and has sprocket wheels 63 which are also engaged by the vchains 54. Said shaft has a pair of crank arms 66 to which is pivotally connected a link 67, said link being pivotally connected at its lower end tothe centra-l tine olf the fork 64 at a point about midway the length of said tine. The arms 65 and the crank 66 revolve in the direction of the in- Cheating arrow (see Figure l) and the link 67 supports the fork 64 which transmits to the same the aforesaid motion.

rllhe picking fingers 44 which raises the cut hayv or the like from the ground delivers it upon the carrier apron and is compressed b v the pressing apron and then delivered upon a flooring formed of longitudinal rods 68 between which the picking wires 56 advance the said hay in small quantities towards the fork 57 which in turn advances the picket mass towards the rear space of the machine where the fork 64 immediately iiattens7 presses and stacks the mass on ay floor o9. The fingers of the fork 57 pass in between the rods 68 and the lingers of the fork 64. Av slight distance below the rods 68 and passing over the actuating means of the shaft 41 is a protective covering 70 which may be made of sheet metal covering the entire mechanism below. The longitudinal rods 68 in line with the axis of the fork 57 where the covering 7 O ends, are turnec down vertically and form a wall for the stacking space above the floor69. On opposite sides of the machine are horizontally arranged suitably spacedy rods 7l which prevent the hay on the door 69, and destined to form a cock, from falling out through the sides of the cock forming chambe as will be understood.

Placed in proximity Itothe front of the floor 69 is the deliverimg` mechanism for lowering the rear of the floor 69 which is pivotally mounted on a shaft '72. This mechanism consists primarily7 of a sprocket '73, working in unison with the axle 80, and

integral with an oblong roller bearing plate 74 which engages a cam 75 to which is fixed one end of a coil spring 76 fastened at its other end to a locking plate 77 engaging with an S-shaped member 78 integral with the pivoting support 79 of the floor 69. A lever 80 fixed upon the Yshaft 8l upon which is mounted this entire mechanism, carries the plate 77 which straddles an extending hub of the said lever 8O and is oscillated for 'the purpose of absorbing sudden or great shocks from'the locking Vof the member 78 with the plate 77. Fixed to theshaft 8l is a bevel gear 82 engaging another bevel gear 83 fixe'dly mounted to'anupright shaft ESQ 84 at the top of which is similarly disposed a pair of bevel gears upon the horizontal bearing of which is fixed a pitman bearing member 85. This pitman bearing is in the form of a vertically disposed rod 86, the lower end of which is threaded for the purpose of adjusting the desired pressure upon a spring 87 bearing on top of another S- shaped member 88, also integral with the support 79, this adjustment spring 87 regulating the pressure of the fork 64 in cooking.

It will readily be understood that there may be differences causing the earlier or retarded action of the compression of the spring 87, these differences being due to the various conditions of weight upon the floor 69, as compared to the pressure. exercised by the fork 64, etc., and for this purpose since the action of the spring 76 is due to a constant torque by the cam 75, the plate 74 is rendered flexible to the demand of the permissible strain upon the spring 76 carried by the plate 74, and at each end is a roller 89 slidably mounted in a slot and held by a spring 90 having a compressed strength almost equal to the torque strength of the spring 7 G. One of the rollers 89 fits into a coinciding depression of the cam 75 and will only be displaced therefrom and over the head of the cam, by the greater strain on the spring 76 when the other roller 89 will come into operation to act as the driving means of the cam 7 5. Almost mounted lixedly to the shaft 81 is a driving means 91 actuating a shaft 92 placed immediately in front of the shaft 72 having a bevel gear 93 mounted at each end to the sides of the machine, and actuating a driving member 94 controlling` an upright shaft 95. This shaft has arms 96 thereon revolving horizontally in the direction of the indicating arrows between the rods 71 for the purpose of pushing the mass of hay or such off the floor 69 when same is cocked.

lhat I claim as my invention is 1. In a hay cock machine a frame, raking means at one end thereof, conveying means fed by the raking means, and cocking means fed by the conveying means, said cooking means including a thrusting fork and means to cause said fork to move in a vertical plane through the path of the lower ends of its tines and thereby exert downward thrusts on the hay and also comprising a compressing fork arranged in substantially horizontal position and means to cause said compressing fork to describe vertical oscillating motion, and driving means for said raking means, conveying means and fork operating means.

2. In a hay cooking machine a frame forming a cooking chamber, a pivotally mounted floor for said chamber, a thrusting fork, a revoluble shaft having a crank arm connected to said fork at a point intermediate the ends of said fork, a swinging guide element for said fork, means to operate said shaft, a compressing fork arranged in rear of and below a revoluble shaft having arms connected to the rear end of the compressing fork, a second revoluble shaft having arms, a link connecting sai-d arms to said fork ata .point substantially midway between the ends of said fork, means to operate said shafts, and means to lower the free end of said floor.

3. A cooking machine comprising a frame forming a cocking chamber open at one side, means to convey hay to the opposite side of said chamber, thrusting means a is conveyed, compressing means in rear of said thrusting means, and means for forcing said hay from said chamber through said open side thereof.

4. A cooking machine comprising a frame forming a cocking chamber open at one side, means to convey hay to the opposite side of said chamber, thrusting means at the side of said chamber to which the hay is conveyed, compressing means in rear of sai-cl thrusting means, and means for forcing said hay from said chamber through said open side thereof, said forcing means comprising vertical shafts arranged at opposite sides of said chamber and arms extending horizontally from sai-d shafts, said opposite sides of said chamber having openings for the passage of said arms, and means to operate said thrusting mechanism, said compressing mechanism and said vertical shafts.

5. A cooking mechanism comprising 'a frame; a iioor pivotally mounted in said frame; a fork for compressing and stacking the material upon said floor; driving means for said fork; means for automatically lowering the free end of said floor; andv means for forcing the cocked material from the floor to the ground.

Signed at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this 26th day of March, 1923.

HECTOR PELOQUIN.

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